Behold the "darkest" Predators yet, and their new canine best friends. Last night at SXSW, producer Rodriguez and the director Nimrod Antal showed the first ever footage of their new Predators film. Check out this video sneak peek.

Gotta hand it to Rodriguez for admitting that no one will ever be as bad ass as Arnold, so they went another direction, and did they ever. Look at these crazy Predator puppies. I smell a pound Predator merchandising tie-in on the horizon.

Yep, we're excited. Also did you hear the incredible nod to the past Predator films, with the spooky "over here" and "anytime" alien whispers? Gets us every time.